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Category Archives: George Gaulrapp

16th District Congressman Don Manzullo is leading his Democratic Party challenge George Gaulrapp by 2.5 to 1. Green Party candidate Terry Campbell is picking up a bit over four percentage points. … Continue reading →

McHenry County Democrats working in Western Lake in the Hills were not only working to re-elect County Board member Jim Kennedy. They were also passing out literature for Lisa Madigan and 16th Congressional District candidate George Gaulrapp. Gaulrapp, Mayor of … Continue reading →

What you see is the side of the agenda for the McHenry County Concealed Carry rally held Thursday night at the Operating Engineers Lakemoor Banquet Hall. I see four candidates for Congress were present or representated. From the 16th District, … Continue reading →

Here’s a map with a link to all 435 congressional districts. Click on a district and you will see what odds statistician Nate Silver gives each candidate for victory. Let’s look at those in Northern and Central Illinois. McHenry County … Continue reading →

Never heard of Lena? It’s the start of scenic Lena-Galena Road to, well, Galena. It’s in Stephenson County. What used to be called the Freeport Journal-Standard reported on the affair attended by 150 people. The sheriff’s race features a Republican … Continue reading →

I arrived a bit late, not having figured out that the Cosman Cultural Center was in the Huntley Park District building where Grafton Township regularly meets. What appeared to be a candidates’ night was underway. A man I later learned … Continue reading →

Thursday, as I was driving to the Post Office, I noticed a political tee shirted Terry Kappel walking west on Route 14. You know I had to ask him why he was so attired in Crystal Lake. Was he going … Continue reading →

McHenry County Democrats had a healthy contingent in Crystal Lake’s 4th of July Parade. They plan a repeat performance Sunday in McHenry’s Fiesta Days Parade. Somehow, I don’t think they will draw their U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias again. But, … Continue reading →

I figured out who the Democratic Party’s candidate for Congress is in the 16th congressional district at the 4th of July Parade on Monday. When I saw a tee shirt advertising Gaulrapp for Congress, I asked the man wearing it … Continue reading →